National Republican., 1887-01-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LAM
GUAGE. by JOSEPH f. WORCESTER, Ii D.,
with supplement containing over u, 500 new
synonyms OF words In general use. And
an index which embodles a pronouncing
dictionary OF biography, embracing the
names OF nearly ten thousand persons of all
ages and countries; a pronouncing ga
| zetteer Of the world, embracing the names
ofover twenty thousand places of all coun.
.an 81 modern
names, and scrptnral proper names to-
gether with various other useful tables.
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The NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. Janu.
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